For more than 30 years, co-founding partner Ezra Wohlgelernter has maintained a diverse practice portfolio including a successful history of motor vehicle and truck litigation, premises liability claims, medical negligence litigation, and significant personal injury claims. Ezra has represented victims of unsafe working environments, drunk driving and trucking accidents, operating room neglect, and civil rights violations. Ezra’s robust legal experience spans a broad spectrum of areas and allows him to practice in several different industry sectors.

Ezra was selected for inclusion in the 2015 Best Lawyers in America list by U.S. News & World Report, and was recognized by Thomson Reuters as a Top 100 Super Lawyer in Philadelphia in 2014. In addition, he was named as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer for five of the past seven years.

Ezra is the president of The Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association and is the immediate past vice chair of the SeniorLAW Center. Ezra is passionately involved in the Jewish community of Philadelphia, and has served as a trustee of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia and the Auerbach Central Agency for Jewish Education, as well as president of the Philadelphia Community Kollel (Institute for Advanced Talmudic Research).

Ezra, a Temple University Beasley School of Law graduate, is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania, and the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Education

Temple University Beasley School of Law, 1981

Admissions

New York, 1997

New Jersey, 1983

U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, 1983

Pennsylvania, 1982

U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 1982

U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania, 1982

Results

$4 Million Award for Anesthesia MishapIn a tragedy brought about by the medical malpractice of an anesthesiologist at a local hospital, a young woman undergoing a minor surgical procedure for the removal of a benign lipoma sustained catastrophic brain damage, eventually bringing about her death several months later. Attorneys Alan …

$400,000 Verdict Entered on Behalf of Female Victim of Date RapeAttorneys Ezra Wohlgelernter and Tom Grammer represented a female victim of a vicious assault and rape in a civil action filed in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County. This civil action filed included a claim for compensatory and punitive damages. The Defendant attempted …

$250,000 Settlement in Veteran's DeathThe state Department of Military and Veterans Affairs agreed to pay $250,000 to settle the negligence and wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a retired Philadelphia police officer, Harold C. Chapman, who froze to death after wandering from a state veterans home. Attorney …

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Upholds Decision in Lipsky v. State FarmEzra Wohlgelernter and Tom Martin represented the Lipsky family in a claim for negligent infliction of emotional distress arising from witnessing the death of a close relative who was struck and killed by a drunk driver.
An evenly split six-justice Pennsylvania Supreme Court has let stand …

Stories

Co-Founder Ezra Wohlgelernter Presents at Personal Injury Practicum SeminarOn November 1st, 2016 co-founding partner Ezra Wohlgelernter was an invited faculty member at the recent Personal Injury Practicum Seminar sponsored by the Dispute Resolution Institute. Ezra presented the over 300 attorneys in attendance with an update on Legislative Initiatives in Harrisburg that directly impact …

Ezra Wohlgelernter Honored by Senior Law CenterFounding Partner Ezra Wohlgelernter was honored by the Senior Law Center for his 10 years of service as a board member and Vice Chair of the organization. Senior Law Center, a non-profit legal services agency, provides legal representation and advocacy to indigent senior citizens throughout …

8 Feldman Shepherd Attorneys Named to 2015 'Best Lawyers in America'
Eight attorneys from Philadelphia personal injury law firm Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig LLP have been selected by their peers for inclusion among the 2015 Best Lawyers in America®, one of the legal profession’s oldest and most-respected peer-review publications.
The selected attorneys are Carol Nelson …

February 2014 News from Feldman Shepherd$4.5 Million Verdict Affirmed by New Jersey Appellate Division
The Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, has affirmed a $4.5 million verdict for the family of a warehouse worker who suffered disabling and ultimately fatal injuries in a workplace accident. Feldman Shepherd attorneys Alan M. …

Feldman Shepherd Presents Sold-Out "Creative Lawyering" CLEIn October, Feldman Shepherd held a sold-out “Creative Lawyering: Innovative Strategies to Enhance the Value of Your Case” CLE at the Top of the Tower in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Carol Nelson Shepherd began the seminar by presenting on enhancing your depositions to get the biggest medical malpractice …

November 2014 News from Feldman Shepherd$8 Million Recovery for Man Rendered Paraplegic by Defective Treestand
On October 4, 2010, the plaintiff was hunting in southeastern Pennsylvania. He was using a “climbing treestand” designed by Lone Wolf Manufacturing, Inc. An undersized bolt that secured a rubber belt connecting the upper part of …

September 2014 News from Feldman Shepherd$16.05 Million Settlement Of Massachusetts Birth Injury Case
Feldman Shepherd attorneys Daniel S. Weinstock and G. Scott Vezina obtained a $16.05 million settlement on behalf of a family whose baby suffered severe brain damage at birth following a placental abruption. Due to negligence on the part …

Wharton Turns to Feldman Shepherd for Civil Justice SymposiumPhiladelphia personal injury attorney Ezra Wohlgelernter led a three hour symposium entitled “Business and the Tort System: Friends or Foes?” at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania on March 6, 2014.
The event was organized by Professor William S. Laufer, Ph.D. for students in …

Feldman Shepherd Attorney Ezra Wohlgelernter Presents at Law SeminarsEzra Wohlgelernter, Esq. of Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig, LLP recently lectured at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and presented at the Pennsylvania Association for Justice’s (PAAJ) Annual Premises Liability seminar in Philadelphia.
Along with fellow presenters, Wohlgelernter discussed “Evidentiary Considerations” in …

Feldman Shepherd Founders to Kick Off Bar Association ProgramAlan M. Feldman, Carol Nelson Shepherd and Ezra Wohlgelernter will help the Philadelphia Bar Association launch a new program to assist law firms of all sizes and types in serving the changing needs of tomorrow’s clients.
Feldman, Shepherd and Wohlgelernter will speak at the first Law Firm Laboratory session, a …

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